Sophie Cottle / Work / Katzenmusik

Katzenmusik / Director
The Egg, Bath Theatre Royal, May 2026

Creative Team
Director Sophie Cottle
Assistant Director Tilda Wickham
Writer Tom Fowler
Designer Hugo Aguirre
Lighting Designer Will Burgher
Sound Designer + Composer Joseff Harris
Costume Supervisor Jess Padday
Fight Director Timothy Dawson
Production Manager Rachael Duthie
Stage Manager Emma Gonzales
Deputy Stage Manager Chaz Webb
Chief Studio Technician Thom Townsend
Deputy Studio Technician Abi Simkin
Production Photographer Craig Fuller

KATZENMUSIK

"katzenmusik (German, n.) - caterwaul; a shrill howling or wailing noise (of a cat)."

A viral video; a company capitalising on fear; prank calls; class divide; and a cat memorial. The ever-increasing income gap between the rich and the poor has pushed the residents of Burnside Town to lose all trust in the world, but what happens when a community truly reaches breaking point?

A dark, comic story about social inequality and upheaval, Katzenmusik questions how we fight for justice when those most at risk fall through the cracks...